Reposted by VoncielJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 9hAdmiral Cooper had been a "respected" person. He's learning, at a slower pace, what K Zacharia illustrated in five days. You won't ever remove the taint of kowtowing to this guy. 928619 0
Reposted by VoncielJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 9hFind a way to listen to this. You have to find a way. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcDz... And it tells us what the culture is going to be like under Bari Weiss. I try be careful with the superlatives, but here it's difficult.youtube.comLEAKED AUDIO: Inside EXPLOSIVE CBS News Israel Meeting—and Why Lesley Stahl Nearly Quit ‘60 Minutes’YouTube video by Status 99730 0
Reposted by VoncielMSW Media @mswmedia.com · 15/10/2026Democrats Have The Receipts #thepoliticsbar Catch the latest @thepoliticsbar.bsky.social @jodyhamilton.bsky.social & @silversmith1.bsky.social Follow #MSWMedia for more indie pods! Listen: redcircle.com/shows/9bce8c... 0109 0
Reposted by VoncielSenator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 15/10/2026Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. So after we win an election, we need to deliver real results, hold signature cases accountable, and Trump-proof the government going forward. 4658 0
Reposted by VoncielDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/10/2026🗳️ TODAY: Early voting begins in North Carolina, where voting restrictions are embedded in the very fabric of the state. The state election board has: ⚠️ Cut polling sites ⚠️ Slashed voting hours ⚠️ Made it easier to reject mail ballots Here’s what voters should know ➡️ demdock.com/4ynLKV3 10200111 0
Reposted by VoncielMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 15/10/2026It's not "strikingly juvenile" and it's not a "personal broadside." It's hate speech. The Vice President is trying to get people to vote against a Democrat by implying that he's gay and/or a pedophile and/or a fetishist. Take it seriously. It is on a par with every other kind of hate speech. 472827679 0
Reposted by VoncielThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If people really want to see live executions they should just follow ICE agents around. 522110550 1
Reposted by VoncielMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The Republican party is truly the party of grievance. 49933 0
Reposted by VoncielTim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 15/10/2026“Musk's rescue gave Paxton's sleepy campaign new life and showed why the world's richest person is the X factor in the push to prevent a midterm debacle for President Trump's party.” www.axios.com/2026/10/15/e...axios.comScoop: Inside Elon Musk's massive Texas rescue missionMusk's rescue gave Paxton's sleepy campaign new life. 298650 0
Reposted by VoncielMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The New York Times goes easy on Katie Zacharias' misrepresentation of herself as a lawyer. There sure are a lot of "misunderstandings" in the Trump regime.nytimes.comKatie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer? (Gift Article)Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials was the result of one big misunderstanding. 3026351 0
Reposted by VoncielU.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 15/10/2026Today, I’ll join House Homeland Security Democrats and colleagues in Austin for a hearing on the shooting of Wilber Garcés-Pérez and other ICE shootings across Texas. We must demand accountability. Watch LIVE at 11:30AM CT: www.youtube.com/live/znN7CLo...youtube.comSeeking Justice in Austin: Oversight of ICE’s Use of Force in the Shooting of Wilber Garcés-PérezYouTube video by Homeland Security Committee Democrats 27520 0
Reposted by VoncielKosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 15/10/2026In this @phillipspobrien.bsky.social makes the excellent point, that Starlink dependency is as much as a threat to the US as it is globally. A malevolent operator, making political donations in the hundreds of millions, could easily use the on/off switch to impact domestic political opponents. 21608207 0
Reposted by VoncielChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/10/2026Instead of Texans sending Ken Paxton to Washington, they should ask where the hell he’s been for the last decade. Here’s what investigators uncovered: 📌 730 workdays: Left blank on Paxton's official calendars, equivalent to nearly 3 years of standard workdays 16852902595 1
Reposted by VoncielAlly Sammarco @allysammarco.bsky.social · 15/10/2026If there’s one photo to sum up the Trump era, this is it. 1731818684 0
Reposted by VoncielProPublica @propublica.org · 15/10/2026NEW: Since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott first declared an emergency at the border in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers without going through the state Legislature. with @texastribune.orgpropublica.orgTrump Says the Border Is Secure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Keeps Declaring an Emergency.Since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott first declared an emergency at the border in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers without goi... 12444220 0
Reposted by VoncielStephanie Miller @stephaniemiller.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Thursday! With Karl Frisch, Dr. Irwin Redlener, and Allison Gill! Join us 9a-12n ET! Radio: SiriusXM Progress 127 TV: Free Speech TV on Roku / AppleTV / SlingTV / AmazonFireTV Streaming: WCPT 820 - Chicago's Progressive Talk on TuneIn Video: PoliticalVoicesNetwork.com 196124 0
Reposted by VoncielAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics. 1123132533747 1
Reposted by VoncielSarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 13/10/2026BP has locked out its workers in Whiting, Indiana for 6.5 months and counting. The company is now appealing their unemployment benefits, a move that could force union members to pay back the assistance they've already received. Workers told me the company is trying to starve them.inthesetimes.com“They’re Trying to Starve Us”: BP Opposes Unemployment Benefits for Locked-Out WorkersSix and a half months into a lockout, the oil giant is appealing workers’ unemployment, a move that could force union members to pay back the benefits they've received. 316789 0
Reposted by VoncielWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 14/10/2026New from me in @prospect.org: ICE is fast-tracking a new domestic spy program that surveillance experts told me would give the agency even more power to terrorize anyone and everyone.prospect.orgICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American ProspectUnder ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country. 11265184 0
Reposted by VoncielAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/10/2026WOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue." 13355862291 0
Reposted by VoncielSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The Trump regime has suppressed government data about impact of the big ugly bill, hiding it from voters prior to the election. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comAdministration delays release of IRS data showing impact of GOP tax cutsThe tax agency was supposed to release detailed data on this year's filing season in July. Months later, it's still unpublished. 22493278 0
Reposted by VoncielIan Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This should set off a siren in every defence ministry in Europe: there needs to be much more urgency about developing autonomous capabilities, not subject to US caprices, for early warning of attacks, countering ballistic missiles, communicating with forces or controlling offensive weapons. 321007415 0
Reposted by VoncielAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP. 16558902516 0
Reposted by VoncielRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Trump has cut off intelligence to Ukraine so that Putin can more easily bomb civilians including children. 41668762956 0
Reposted by VoncielNoel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Pentagon has massive contracts w/ SpaceX & Starlink, Musk even has an official role w/DOD via Project Meridian. What happens when Putin makes Elon a better offer & US troops have their satellites turned off? If you’re a MAGA vote & have a kid in uniform think about it. VOTE Blue. 319975 0
Reposted by Vonciel😈 Leela The Monster 🧛♀️ @apopularmonster.bsky.social · 14/10/2026If you don't follow Noel, PLEASE go smash that "follow" button, now! 27215 0
Reposted by VoncielCindy 📎🇨🇦⚢🏳️🌈 @bilbow.bsky.social · 13/10/2026#MajorJasonWatson is being held in solitary confinement 24/7. Military law draws hard line in cases such as this. Article 13, UCMJ prohibits punishing service member who's awaiting trial & says confinement may not be "any more rigorous than the circumstances require" www.military.com/air-force-ma...military.comAir Force Maj. Jason Watson is in Solitary 24 Hours Daily After Publicly Calling For Trump’s ImpeachmentMaj. Jason Watson has been jailed since August after publicly opining on the president and his administration, drawing a big legal battle. 21318181 0
Reposted by VoncielKate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I’ve got a piece in the @nytimes.com this morning about why Supreme Court reform has to be at the top of any agenda for democratic repair www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Democrats Need a Plan for Supreme Court Reform. Here’s a Start. (Gift Article)Why Democrats must prioritize court reform. 701920471 0
Vonciel @getrealvonciel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Gift article She’s Been to Gaza. She Met With the Iranians. Now She Has a Warning. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/m...nytimes.comShe’s Been to Gaza. She Met With the Iranians. Now She Has a Warning. (Gift Article)As the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric goes to both sides of conflicts. She’s worried that our warring world is spiraling out of control. 001 0
Reposted by Vonciel4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026That would be great 👇 1421213055201 1
Reposted by VoncielRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Another lie to fool voters that never happened. 28344281062 0
Reposted by Voncielemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I agree that this is a BFD. But I think it gives Trump too much agency. This was baked in for quite some time and I expect Lindsey Graham's death is what accelerated it. Putin is no doubt offering Trump a way out of his Iran disaster, which ALWAYS required scapegoating Ukraine. 20434155 0
Reposted by VoncielAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It was inevitable that Trump would betray Ukraine-and the US-while funding Putin’s war by purchasing red-dye diesel fuel We knew it when Marco Rubio’s Senate Committee showed innumerable ties between his campaign and Russia The dumbest part-this “big deal” will only cover about 3 days of fuel 59797328 0
Vonciel @getrealvonciel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Gift article Off-Duty ICE Agent Is Shot and Arrested After Sleeping on Lawn in California www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...nytimes.comOff-Duty ICE Agent Is Shot and Arrested After Sleeping on Lawn in California (Gift Article)A woman found the agent asleep on her lawn early Friday, and her 72-year-old father shot the agent after he assaulted her, the police said. 120 0
